Manual; Engine Speed Limitation; Engine Oil Sensor; Engine Warm-Up Request - Audi A6 2017 Owner's Manual

Instruments and indicator lights
The indicator light can also turn on if t he fuel fill-
er cap is not closed correct ly ¢ page 192.
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Diesel particulate filter
App lies to: vehicles with diesel engine and diesel particulate
filter
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Particulate filter: System fault See owner' s
manual
The diesel pa rticulate filter requires regene ra-
tion . To suppo rt the filt er's se lf-cleaning func-
tion :
Drive fo r approximate ly 15 m inutes at 37 mph
(60 km/h) or above in the S se lector lever posi -
tion . Keep the eng ine s peed around 2 ,00 0 RPM.
The temperature increase t ha t will result from
this can burn off the soot in the filter. The indica -
tor light will turn off when the cleaning has com-
pleted successf ully.
If t he indicator light does not t ur n off , drive im-
mediately to an a utho rized Audi dea ler or a ut hor -
ized Audi Service Faci lity to have the malfunction
corrected.
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WARNING
Always adapt your speed to the cu rrent
weather, road and traffic conditions . You
should never disobey t raffic laws in order to
follow driving recommenda t ions.
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Tips
For add it iona l information on the diese l par-
tic ulate fi lter, see
¢ page 198.
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Engine speed limitation
Applies to: vehicles with engine speed limitation
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Maximum engine speed: XXXX rpm
The engine speed is automatica lly lim ited to the
speed d isplayed in the instrument cluster. This
protects the eng ine from overheating .
The engine speed limitation deactivates once the
engine is no longer in the critica l temperature
range and you have released the acce lerato r ped-
a l once .
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If the engine spee d limitation was activa t ed by
an engine cont rol malfunct ion, the ~ indicator
light a lso turns on. Make sure that the speed
does not go above the speed displayed. Drive to
an a uthorized Audi dea ler or authori zed Audi
Service Facility immed iate ly to have the ma lfunc -
t ion corrected .
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Tips
Applies to: S models
The engine speed is lim ite d w hen t he engine
is cold - t he fu ll engine ou t put is no t availa -
ble . When the eng ine is at o perating t em per-
ature, the red area in the tachometer moves
to a higher RPM range .
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Engine oil sensor
• Oil level sensor: system fault!
The sensor to check the eng ine o il level has
failed. Drive t o an au t hori zed Audi dealer or au-
thorized Audi Serv ice Facility immediately to have
the malfunct ion corrected .
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Engine warm -up request
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Please warm up engine
Fuel has entered the engine oil, eithe r from low
outside temperatures or frequent short d rives.
Drive until the eng ine is warm so that the fuel in
the engine oil w ill evaporate. Avoid hig h engine
speeds, full accelerating a nd heavy engine loads
whe n doing this .
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Tank system
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Please refuel
If the indicato r light turns on for the first time
and t he message appears , there are about 2 .6
gallons (10 lit ers) of fuel left in t he tank .
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Fuel tank system malfunct ion! Please con-
tact dealer
There is a ma lfunction in the fuel tank system .
Drive t o a n aut hor ized Audi d ealer or au th orized
Audi Se rvice Facility immed iate ly t o have t he
malfunction cor rec t ed.